Champions League: Can Manchester City pull off a miracle against Real Madrid?
Pep Guardiola strode into the palatial surroundings of the Bernabeu Stadium, knowing that City must have odds and logic in a special place where its miracle usually retains its odds and logic.
On this legendary stage, he recognized all the emotions during his UEFA Champions League journey, which brought him here with Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich and Manchester City.
On Wednesday, Guardiola will once again appear with his friend and great opponent, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, knowing that victory will be his best achievement in these towering positions .
Guardiola comments on the chances of city overthrowing 3-2 deficit in the first round In this playoff game, we entered the last 16 with a “1%” mark.
And, to measure the opinions of locals in a city where Champions League victory parades than anyone else, they feel Guardiola is making mistakes in optimism.
Guardiola was in high mood when he appeared in front of the media at Bernabeu, an environment that represented enemy territory during his time as a player and coach at Barcelona – his message was clear.
“We have to make it almost perfect for the game,” he said. “We have to attack. We have to score goals. That’s the idea.”
Guardiola, sure the city won’t make Bernabeu want to know or regret, said: “We have to have courage. We have to be ourselves. It will take incredible courage and we have to win.” .
“We may still lose, but we have to show that courage and be ourselves. We have to do so well, especially after the results, we took the first round.”
Opta statistics rate the city’s chances of moving forward with a more optimistic 19.8%, but these percentages must be viewed by the prism and muscle memory of Royal History in this match, which brings muscle memory to 15-time winners when it matters.
Guardiola’s record against Real Madrid at City is in format, and although it began with the last 16 wins in 2020, the two legs were six months apart due to the 19020 pandemic .
The most painful moment Two years later Only Rodrigo scored twice in seconds when City led by two goals in the 90th minute of the second leg of the semifinal in Bernabb, Karim Benzema’s The Injury Time Fines put the real free throw into practice to ultimately beat Liverpool to win against Liverpool in the final Paris.
Real Madrid was defeated when Manchester City Manager Guardiola won the third Champions League title in 2023 after winning against Barcelona in 2009 and 2011 5-1 Total skeleton in the semifinalsThe Spanish champion was subsequently punished last season.
He said: “I have some incredible memories here – sometimes good, sometimes not very good.
“We know that at this stage, in this stadium, the pressure is there – but you get that in Milan, Barcelona, ​​Anfield. You have to suffer in these places, but you have to reduce those moments.”
Royals’ extraordinary victory against the city in 2022 is Guardiola’s athletic lightning strike that will seek to retake them, but he must do it with a declining team in winning the historic four After a row of major leagues, he lost the prospect of withdrawing from the last 16 previous Champions League for the first time in 12 years.
